Container for newspaper collection

ABSTRACT

A container and blank for same of sheet-like material such as corrugated paperboard to be employed as a collection stand for newspapers or the like. The container has a bottom area to support the stack and a front opening to provide for easy tying and removal of the stack.

United States Patent [I91 Hurley Sept. 9, 1975 [54] CONTAINER FOR NEWSPAPER 3,779.152 12/1973 Smith .1 100/34 COLLECTION [75] Inventor: Tl omas Joseph Hurley, St. Paul, Primary Examiner Biy wilhite Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Jerry F. Best [73] Assignee: Hoerner Waldorf Corporation, St.

Paul, Minn.

[22] Filed: Mar. 29, 1974 [57] ABSTRACT [2]] Appl. No.: 456,077

A container and blank for same of sheet-like material such as corrugated paperboard to be employed as a [521 100/343 21 1/50; 229/16 R collection stand for newspapers or the like. The con- [51] Int. Cl. B65B 13/00 miner has a bottom area to Support the Stack and a [58] held Search 100/1 34; 229/16 R; front opening to provide for easy tying and removal of 21 1/50 the stack.

[56] References Cited Y 3 Cl 7 D F UNITED STATES PATENTS 'awmg 'gures 3,357,344 12/1967 Pate 100/34 CONTAINER FOR NEWSPAPER COLLECTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to containers and blanks for making same, and, more particularly, to containers which may be used as a collection stand for discarded newspapers or similar articles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A novel container design and blank for making same adapted for use in collecting magazines, newspapers, or the like. An upright rectangular tube having an open top and a deep U-shaped slot in the front thereof also has a support pedestal in the bottom of the container on which the stack of papers is formed. A recess is arranged along the centerline of the support pedestal to allow easy tying and removal of bundles of papers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the assembled container as described in this invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view ofa blank adapted to be erected to form a part of the container shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a blank adapted to be erected to form the support pedestal in the container shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the blank of FIG. 3 folded prior to assembly in the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial plan view of a blank similar to that shown in FIG. 2, but with an alternate arrangement of bottom closure flaps;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational section view of a portion of a container erected from a blank such as that shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. '7 is an elevational section view of the container shown in FIG. 1, taken along the centerline thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As can be seen in FIGS. I and 2, the carton has four rectangularly arranged walls including a pair of side panels 10 and 11, a back panel 13, and a front panel 14.

These are connected to form a tubular arrangement by any conventional method such as a manufacturer's glue or stitch flap 16, which is connected to panel 11 along fold line 17. The individual panels 10, 11,13 and 14 are connected along parallel fold lines seen best in FIG. 2 and designated as 20, 21 and 22. The top of the container is left open for inserting the papers or magazines. The front panel 14 of the container has a deep, substantially U-shaped slot formed therein shown as 25 for easy access to the stack of papers for tying or removalv The bottom of the container may be completed in different ways, and this invention specifies two of those methods. A first configuration employs a separate insert to form a pedestal. As can be seen in FIG. 2, a fold line near the bottom edge of the container blank is arranged perpendicular to the parallel fold lines 20, 21 and 22. This fold line 30 serves as a hinged connection for bottom closure flaps 31, 32, 33 and 34. These bottom closure flaps serve as a conventional closure for the bottom of the container and may vary within the range of standard designs and practices in the art.

This configuration requires, as mentioned, a second member or insert to serve as a pedestal support for the stack of papers. This pedestal may be fonned in a blank as shown in FIG. 3 which includes a number of parallel fold lines 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45 which define similar right angle panels 50, 51, and 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 which are folded in the manner shown in FIG. 4. The pedestal as seen in F IG. 4 is placed in the bottom of the container. The papers or magazines rest on the surfaces 51 and 55, and the recess between the two provides easy access to the stack, particularly where, as in FIG. 1, the slot 25 is extended below the level of the two surfaces 51 and 55.

An alternate configuration for the carton design is one which uses only a single blank, and in which the pedestal is formed as a part of the bottom closure assembly. FIG. 5 shows the lower portion of a blank similar to that shown in FIG. 2 with corresponding parts numbered the same. The bottom closure includes a pair of closure flaps 50 and 51 attached along the fold line 30 to the back and front panels 13 and 14, respectively. These form the outside bottom closure of the carton. Whatever the means for supporting the stack might be, even though two separate members be used, the center should have a recess of some type therein allowing easy access to the bottom of the stack for tying and removal.

The flaps connected to the side panels 10 and 11 along fold line 30 are foldable into the pedestal for the carton. As shown in FIG. 5, the two flaps are designated and 75. Each flap has three parallel fold lines designated 61, 62, 63, and 66, 67, 68, respectively. These fold lines define right angle panels 70, 71, 72, 73, and 75, 76, 77, 78, which are foldable as seen in the section view of FIG. 6 to form the support pedestal in the bottom of the carton. Any conventional attachment means may be used to fix the flaps in place such as stapling.

The container may be adapted to include a single twine or string dispenser seen best in FIGS. 1 and 7. A ball of twine may be placed under one side of the pedestal and the stand drawn out through a hole 91, in the back panel 13, and back into the carton through the hole 92 at the top of the back panel 13. The strand may then be extended down and to the front of the container so that after a bundle of papers is collected the stand may be easily wrapped around the bundle and tied. A slit 93 is provided at the bottom of the front panel slot 25 to retain the end of the strand.

In accordance with the Patent Statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my improvement in CONTAINER FOR NEWSPAPER COLLECTION; and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A container made from foldable sheet-like material adapted to be used as a collection stand for newspa pers or the like prior to recycling, comprising:

front, rear and side wall panels having top and bottom edges arranged and connected in a rectangular, tube-like configuration and adapted to stand upright on the bottom edges of said tube-like configuration;

said front panel having a substantially U-shaped slot cut therein extending upwards to said top edge of said front panel and extending downwards to within a predetermined height above the bottom of said front panel; said side wall panels being connected to either lateral edge of said front panel and having foldable bottom support flaps hingedly connected to the bottom edge thereof; and said support flaps being foldable along fold lines parallel to said bottom edges of said side wall panels upward and inside said bottom end of said tubular arrangement to form a support pedestal above said predetermined height from said bottom of said front panel, said support pedestal having a recessed center area, said pedestal and slot thereby allowing newspapers or the like to be easily deposited and removed from said container. 2. The container of claim 1 including rectangular closure flaps hingedly connected to said bottom edges of said front and rear side wall panels. said closure flaps adapted to be folded to form an end wall closure for said bottom end of said tube-like configuration.

3. The container of claim 1 wherein said rear side wall panel has formed therein an aperture disposed near the bottom of said panel and a second aperture disposed near the top of said panel; and

means located within the bottom of said container to retain a strand of material to be used in bundling said newspapers, said strand adapted to be directed out of said bottom aperture in said rear panel and upwards along said rear panel and into said tubelike configuration through said top aperture in said rear panel and finally downward beneath said newspapers on said support pedestal and along said recessed center area, thereby allowing easy bundling and tying of said newspapers in said container 

1. A container made from foldable sheet-like material adapted to be used as a collection stand for newspapers or the like prior to recycling, comprising: front, rear and side wall panels having top and bottom edges arranged and connected in a rectangular, tube-like configuration and adapted to stand upright on the bottom edges of said tube-like configuration; said front panel having a substantially U-shaped slot cut therein extending upwards to said top edge of said front panel and extending downwards to within a predetermined height above the bottom of said front panel; said side wall panels being connected to either lateral edge of said front panel and having foldable bottom support flaps hingedly connected to the bottom edge thereof; and said support flaps being foldable along fold lines parallel to said bottom edges of said side wall panels upward and inside said bottom end of said tubular arrangement to form a support pedestal above said predetermined height from said bottom of said front panel, said support pedestal having a recessed center area, said pedestal and slot thereby allowing newspapers or the like to be easily deposited and removed from said container.
 2. The container of claim 1 including rectangular closure flaps hingedly connected to said bottom edges of said front and rear side wall panels, said closure flaps adapted to be fOlded to form an end wall closure for said bottom end of said tube-like configuration.
 3. The container of claim 1 wherein said rear side wall panel has formed therein an aperture disposed near the bottom of said panel and a second aperture disposed near the top of said panel; and means located within the bottom of said container to retain a strand of material to be used in bundling said newspapers, said strand adapted to be directed out of said bottom aperture in said rear panel and upwards along said rear panel and into said tube-like configuration through said top aperture in said rear panel and finally downward beneath said newspapers on said support pedestal and along said recessed center area, thereby allowing easy bundling and tying of said newspapers in said container prior to removal. 